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Trying out my new Zoom Q2n, and I've run into a strange problem. I'm hoping someone here may have some thoughts.

When I record with audio set at 96k, 24 bit, the audio on playback is choppy and distorted, at least when I play it back on VLC media player or Adobe Premiere Elements. It's the same at all video settings. The video looks OK. If I play it back on Windows MovieMaker or Media Center, it has no discernible sound.

However, the audio plays back correctly when played through the Q2n itself, or the audio alone in Audacity, the audio editing program. For all tests I used the same file.

Also, the audio plays back correctly on videos recorded using the other two audio settings, 48k, 24 bit and 44.1k, 16 bit.

I'm playing back on a Dell XPS15 running Windows 10 with a NVIDIA card.

It was my first experiment, so I tried the highest quality settings for both audio and video. I reread the website and found an advisory to not use a setting above 44.1 khz/16 bit with Windows programs. But more recent videos shot at 44.1 had no audio in Movie Maker, either. So I will continue testing at different settings. I believe I have the latest version of VLC, but I will check.